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    As many of you know I work alongside the police.

    Recently a call log came to my attention, 'Man with gun!'

    Pretty serious you'd think, I know I did.

    Then I saw it wasn't resourced. A bit odd, so I did a little digging.

    It appears that a woman continually phones on her mobile (cell) in about men with guns, even though there aren't any. We finally sent her a text saying unless she quits then we'll get it disconnected.

    She rings again.

    Yet another man with a gun. Hmmm, sure thing doll, phoning in to say there is a man in the high street with a weapon and noone else has rung in? Rightho, the control room supervisor starts the ball rolling.

    The final line on the call log reads similar to :-

    Spoke to <phone company> phone is unregistered Pay as You Go, number being disconncted, sim being disabled, phone being stung.

    Lovely!
    A PSA, if I may, as well as another.

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    Wheee! Nice one P
    ^5
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    • #3
      Phone being stung?
      "Always stand near the door." -- Doctor Who

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      • #4
        Quoth marasbaras View Post
        Phone being stung?
        Apparently not only can the network disable the SIM they can also disable the phone, which prevents you from putting in a new SIM card and playing again.
        A PSA, if I may, as well as another.

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        • #5
          I think it's also known as blacklisting it. The networks can basically "Ban" the IMEI number of the handset, so if a SIM is inserted, it will not work.
          For those who do not know, IMEI is the Internation Mobile Equipment Identity number - rather like a VIN for cell phones.
          The report button - not just for decoration

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          • #6
            WICKED cool.
            Now a member of that alien race called Management.

            Yeah, you see that right. Pink. Harness.

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            • #7
              Kinda off topic, but, did this lady have delusions about seeing people with guns? Or does she just think it's a great joke to make false alarm calls? I'm wondering what would compel someone to keep doing this.
              - They say nothing good happens at 2AM, they're right, I happen at 2AM.

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              • #8
                Quoth Argabarga View Post
                Kinda off topic, but, did this lady have delusions about seeing people with guns? Or does she just think it's a great joke to make false alarm calls? I'm wondering what would compel someone to keep doing this.
                from the sound of the OP i would believe the former more than the latter. but it could be both
                This is a drama-free zone; violators will be slapped. -Irving Patrick Freleigh
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                • #9
                  Quoth Argabarga View Post
                  Kinda off topic, but, did this lady have delusions about seeing people with guns? Or does she just think it's a great joke to make false alarm calls? I'm wondering what would compel someone to keep doing this.
                  My great-grandmother, before she died, got to the point where she couldn't tell the difference between TV and reality. One of the deciding factors for putting her under 24-hour care was when we found out she was watching COPS and calling 911 thinking the chase scenes were happening outside her house.
                  The Rich keep getting richer because they keep doing what it was that made them rich. Ditto the Poor.
                  "Hy kan tell dey is schmot qvestions, dey is makink my head hurt."
                  Hoc spatio locantur.

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                  • #10
                    I wish there was a place people could go and all the staff just devote complete attention to them.

                    That way they wouldn't need to call YOU.

                    That's awesome.
                    If there’s one thing women love, it’s the guy that just can’t seem to find the line that divides “Ha Ha” and “Stacey, get your purse, we’re leaving before he comes back.”.

                    --Gravekeeper

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                    • #11
                      I wish there was a place people could go and all the staff just devote complete attention to them.
                      There is just such a place...

                      Canada's maximum-security Special Handling Unit: No jail bars, just a 1" thick plexi wall, no privacy at all, 24/7 surveillance (you are also being recorded). And the manacles stay on when in the presence of Officers. Also to prevent weapons from falling into inmates hands the officers are not armed in the prisoners presence. (these people are considered THAT dangerous...)

                      This is reserved for 'special' guests like Clifford Olson, after his 3rd escape attempt. This is why I favor a return of the death penalty.
                      *There is no greater gift than to be reborn with every heartbeat*
                      *Grudges should only be held for as long as it takes to deliver a proper vengence!*

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                      • #12
                        Hasn't she ever heard of The Boy who Cried Wolf ?
                        "I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question."

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                        • #13
                          Quoth Leopardmadcat View Post
                          This is reserved for 'special' guests like Clifford Olson, after his 3rd escape attempt. This is why I favor a return of the death penalty.
                          That, folks, is where a thread/post descends into Fratching territory.

                          Rapscallion

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                          • #14
                            Quoth Argabarga View Post
                            Or does she just think it's a great joke to make false alarm calls?
                            I'm pretty sure she does it for shits and giggles, because she thinks that nothing can happen because it's unlisted.

                            What we can do is turn her (at least) £40 ($80) phone into an expensive paperweight!
                            A PSA, if I may, as well as another.

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                            • #15
                              Quoth crazylegs View Post
                              I'm pretty sure she does it for shits and giggles, because she thinks that nothing can happen because it's unlisted.

                              What we can do is turn her (at least) £40 ($80) phone into an expensive paperweight!
                              Still doesn't do anything to her except make her have to go out and buy another. To an idiot like that, it's probably worth it for the shits and giggles.
                              ...WHY DO YOU TEMPT WHAT LITTLE FAITH IN HUMANITY I HAVE!?! -- Kalga
                              And I want a pony for Christmas but neither of us is getting what we want OK! What you are asking is impossible. -- Wicked Lexi

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